Christmas could be wet and windy instead of white for many next week - even though bookies have slashed the odds of snowfall on the day.
Brits face freezing temperatures and up to 2cm of snow in parts of north England and Scotland today leading to bookmakers predicting snow on December 25 is increasingly likely.
However, the Met Office has said there is nothing in the forecast to suggest we'll have a White Christmas.
The last time Brits saw snowfall on Christmas Day was in 2015 but none of the white stuff settled.
The Met Office has said it can only accurately forecast snow on Christmas Day in the five days before.
But according to The Sun, the meteorological agency reckons it will be wet and windy or cold and clear on the day.
Forecaster Sophie Yeomans told the paper: "We're not sure which one it will be. It's too hard to say, but there is nothing in the forecast to suggest we'll have a white Christmas."
Bookmakers Ladbrokes has cut the odds of snow in any part of the country on December 25 from 4/9 to 1/3.
Ladbrokes spokesman Alex Apati said: "It's looking increasingly likely we'll see snow on Christmas with temperatures continuing to drop."
A Met Office spokesman said previously: "In terms of the statistical likelihood of snow based on climatology, we know that a snowflake has fallen somewhere in the UK on Christmas Day 38 times in the last 54 years, so we can probably expect more than half of all Christmas Days to be a 'White Christmas'.
"However, the Dickensian scene of widespread snow lying on the ground on Christmas Day is much rarer.
"There has only been a widespread covering of snow on the ground (where more than 40 per cent of stations in the UK reported snow on the ground at 9am) four times in the last 51 years."
The Met Office warning for today states: "Areas of rain and hill snow seem likely to affect many areas for a time tonight, probably clearing by morning and allowing temperatures to dip more widely below zero.
"Icy stretches may be encountered, especially on untreated surfaces, while the odd high level road may see a further 1-2 cm of snow."
Snow flurries covered regions of the country including Derbyshire and Leicestershire as temperatures plunged to as cold as -8C on Saturday night.
The Met Office warned of icy conditions after police issued alerts to motorists in some areas of northern England as snowfalls and flooding left vehicles stranded.
The last time there was widespread snowfall on Christmas Day was in 2010.
